What will be your purpose
How will you craft your dream
Will you push it forward
Will you rise up like the cream

Some may go their whole life
Not seeing what is clear
It’s probably in your day to day
In things that you hold dear

The signs are all around you
There from an early age
And when you connect the pieces
The words jump off the page

It’s there your joy and passion
Becomes your future true
To give your life direction
And become the future you

SSgt. Patrick R. Dolphin, USMC July 31, 2011

Sacred Poem:  Born For This

The poem Born for This was written for the family of SSgt. Patrick R. Dolphin who was killed on July 31, 2011.  Also killed were Sgt. Christopher M. Wrinkle, 29, of Dallastown, Pa. and Sgt. Dennis E. Kancler, 26, of Brecksville, Ohio, fellow members of the 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps Force Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Having completed two tours of duty in Iraq, Dolphin was currently serving his second tour of duty in Afghanistan when he died.

“He was a Marine from 8 years-old because he declared it,” says his dad, a Navy man who served from 1966 to 70. “When he found out at 8-years-old that he couldn’t be a fighter pilot” because his vision wasn’t 20/20, he shot back with a solution: “I’ll be a Marine.”

Inspirational Poetry Books

Here are some of the books that are available from Robert Longley. I would recommend the Sacred Poem journals. Reading my earlier books (especially the ones for Military, Police and Firefighter’s families) cover to cover can be overwhelming. The poetry journals are designed to give you one poem per day while you journal about what might be going on in your life. There are specific journals for grief, success, and more.
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Inspirational Poetry Products

While I do signed poetry prints that are 11×14, that isn’t the size or product that all people want. Some just want a sympathy card, others may want a large canvas print, or maybe a coffee cup. There are limits to what I can customize with the options available so some products just don’t work. Please just ignore them, I know that that format doesn’t work. If you are looking for something specific, or would like to make something specific just let me know. I’m open to just about anything.
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